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Warning that Push for Renewable Energy Must not Create a Biodiversity Crisis
16th April 2021
A total of 54 Irish bird species (26%) are now on the “red list”, indicating the “highest status of concern” for their populations including the Puffin (above)
Credit: Birdwatch Ireland
Birdwatch Ireland has warned the government and wind farm developers of the risk of “creating a biodiversity crisis” in its approach to renewable energy.
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The Times Ireland reports today, Birdwatch Ireland s assistant head of advocacy Oonagh Duggan said the renewable energy revolution in Ireland won’t be sustainable if it is at the expense of biodiversity.
At the annual Wind Energy Ireland conference, Duggan said Birdwatch Ireland recognises that climate breakdown is critical, and that Ireland must meet its 2030 targets.
North Sea whale death raises by-catch safety fears
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image captionHumpy the humpback whale washed up dead on the beach at Blyth
The recent death of a humpback whale off the Northumberland coast has raised interest in and concerns for the marine mammals in the North Sea. With the number of whale sightings in the area growing, what can be done to protect them?
It was alive at the end of January when it was spotted off the coast from the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle, feeding on shoals of fish.
But several weeks later it was dead, its bloated carcass floating wrapped in the rope from a lobster pot.